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Practical articles on executive support, leadership team operations, and getting the most out of your assistant relationship.
What an executive assistant actually does for a leadership team
A clear breakdown of how executive assistant roles work across a leadership bench, what they cover, and what to look for when hiring.
June 1, 2025
How to staff executive support across a full leadership bench
Most companies hire executive assistants one at a time. The leadership-team approach treats support as a function, not a series of individual hires, and the results are different.
June 3, 2025
What to budget for executive assistant support across a leadership team
A breakdown of the realistic cost ranges for staffing executive support across a leadership team, including in-house, contractor, and dedicated remote models.
June 5, 2025
How to onboard an executive assistant into a leadership team
A practical onboarding sequence for executive assistants joining a leadership team, covering the first 30, 60, and 90 days and the artifacts each phase should produce.
June 7, 2025
Calendar management standards for leadership teams
When multiple executives share an assistant team, calendar standards stop being personal preferences and start being operating constraints. Here is how to set them.
June 9, 2025
What does an executive assistant do?
A complete guide to the executive assistant role: what EAs actually do day to day, what they do not do, and how the role scales across leadership teams and company sizes.
February 12, 2026
How to hire an executive assistant
A practical five-step process for hiring an executive assistant who actually fits the executive and the role. Covers scoping, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
February 19, 2026
What executive assistants actually do for leadership teams
A practical breakdown of what executive assistants actually do for leadership teams: calendar management, inbox triage, board prep, research, and more. With a cost and scope comparison by tier.
June 1, 2026
Supporting an entire leadership team: how executive support works
How executive support works when you are staffing a full leadership team rather than a single executive. Covers the three common structures, coordination protocols, and the failure modes to avoid.
March 4, 2026
Virtual executive assistant: what to expect and how to work with one
A practical guide to working with a virtual executive assistant: what they do, how the daily working relationship runs, what to set up before day one, and how to handle the common concerns.
March 11, 2026
Executive assistant cost: what businesses pay
A clear breakdown of executive assistant cost in 2025: in-house salary tiers, total compensation beyond base pay, virtual EA hourly rates, and what actually drives the cost up or down.
March 18, 2026